Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

"Yes!"

The other soul engineers around spoke up at the same time, picked up the voice-transmitting soul guide beside them, and began to transmit the latest information.

"Received the order, open the No. 2 main ballast tank, and continue diving..."

"The current depth has exceeded the maximum diving depth of the ideal model, and the outer shell of the diving soul guide has begun to deform."

Upon hearing this, Ma Rulong picked up the voice-transmitting soul guide beside him and asked, "How does it feel inside the soul guide?"

"Senior Ma, we have seen the seabed, and there is a slight feeling of difficulty breathing inside the soul guide."

"Okay, stop diving, don't go any deeper, and prepare to return."

"and many more--"

Just as Ma Rulong finished speaking, another voice suddenly came from the voice-transmitting soul guide.

"What's wrong?" Ma Rulong's face changed and he leaned forward slightly.

There was only silence in the voice-transmitting soul guide.

"Did you encounter any danger?" Ma Rulong asked anxiously.

"No, that's not it." After hearing Ma Rulong's words again, a voice finally came out from the voice transmission soul guide, "Senior Ma, we seem to have seen... a... corpse."

"Corpse?" Ma Rulong frowned and turned to look at the other soul masters in the tent. "When choosing the venue, did you hear of any recent murders in the surrounding area?"

The soul masters looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Don't worry about him, come back first."

"But Senior Ma, this corpse... seems to be alive..."

A living...corpse?

Ma Rulong was a little confused as to how these two words were connected.

After thinking for a moment, he picked up the voice transmission soul guide on the table again and said, "Send back the captured images."

"Yes, senior."

Soon, several images appeared on the soul guide screen in front of Ma Rulong.

Deep under the sea, mud and sand piled up into the shape of a human, but if you look closely, it is not just mud and sand, but there is really a person underneath, covered by mud and sand.

His chest seemed to be rising and falling slightly, as if he were really alive.

Ma Rulong's expression changed slightly. If the person in the image was truly alive, wouldn't that mean their physical strength was even greater than the submersible soul guide they had developed?

But if it really is a corpse, then what's the reason for the chest rising and falling?

and……

Although the mud and sand covered the man's face, Ma Rulong had the illusion that he had seen him somewhere.

"Can you come closer?"

"Okay, let's try it." The voice came again from the voice transmission soul guide, "The deep-diving trial operation will begin now."

"The current speed is stable..."

"The rudder angle is stable..."

"Propulsion systems are functioning normally..."

Under the sea, the diving soul guide device moved slowly, causing a current and gently washing up the mud and sand on the seabed. Ma Rulong stared at the soul guide screen closely and suddenly exclaimed.

"Senior Lin?"

Everyone in the tent turned to look at Ma Rulong.

But Ma Rulong no longer had time to think too much, "Can we salvage that... that body?"

"Okay, senior, let's try it."

The person in the diving soul guide seemed to have noticed that something was wrong with Ma Rulong's tone, and quickly responded.

“We are now starting to pilot seabed grabbing operations.”

Soon, a device shaped like a mechanical arm slowly extended out from the outside of the diving soul guide and grabbed the "corpse" on the seabed.

When the robotic arm brushed away the mud and sand on the "corpse", Ma Rulong's eyes widened instantly. He recognized that face. It was clearly Lin Xiao.

However, Lin Xiao has completely disappeared since he left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy during the holidays a year ago. Mingde Hall even sent people to look for him, but no news has been received.

Ma Rulong also mentioned this to several other disciples who had participated in the Fighting Spirit Competition, but no one discovered Lin Xiao's whereabouts.

Only Xiao Hongchen and his sister seemed to know something, but due to their identities, Ma Rulong did not know the details.

They had many speculations, but they didn't expect to see Lin Xiao's "corpse" here, deep in the ice sea.

"The target has been successfully captured. Do you want to return?"

"Yes, come back soon!" Ma Rulong threw down a word, and without waiting for the response from the people in the diving soul guide device, he quickly rushed out of the tent and ran towards the ice sea.

Soon, a pitch-black soul guide in the shape of a whale floated on the sea.

Ma Rulong didn't wait for them to return to the shore. The flying soul guide behind him lit up and flew towards the sea.

In a short while, Lin Xiao's "corpse" was placed on the shore. Many soul masters gathered around and frowned as they looked at the scene in front of them.

An aura of decay and death emanated from Lin Xiao's body, as if he had been dead for a long time, so that the aura of death continued to accumulate in his body.

But his chest was actually moving. Although he couldn't be seen breathing in the sea, after being placed on the shore, the flow of air could still be detected through his mouth and nose.

Ma Rulong didn't know what to do for a moment. He had too many questions stuck in his mouth.

What is Lin Xiao’s current condition? Why can he withstand such strong sea pressure, and why can he stay underwater for so long?

"You guys process the data from this experiment first. I'll go back to the academy."

After a moment of silence, Ma Rulong made a decision.

Chapter 193 Just come back

"Master, the exchange student quota from Shrek Academy has been sent."

In Mingde Hall, Lin Jiayi handed a list to Jing Hongchen. There was a hint of fatigue on his face, and even his body seemed to have become thinner.

"Okay, bring it over." Jing Hongchen took the list from Lin Jiayi and glanced at it briefly. "It seems that Shrek Academy is quite sincere. Huo Yuhao is also on the list as agreed."

After the voice fell, Lin Jiayi was slow to speak. Jing Hongchen looked up and saw that Lin Jiayi seemed to be in a trance.

"Jiayi, Jiayi!"

"Yes, Hall Master." Lin Jiayi came back to his senses.

"Are you a little too tired from being busy with the exchange students lately, or are you..." Jing Hongchen stretched out his voice, "thinking about your disciple?"

"Yes." Lin Jiayi's voice lowered. "Lin Xiao is indeed the most outstanding disciple I have ever seen, but..."

Jing Hongchen sighed softly and put down the list in his hand. "I never told you before that no matter how talented Lin Xiao is, he can never get in touch with the core of Mingde Hall."

"Master, why?"

Jing Hongchen glanced at Lin Jiayi. "Have you never doubted Lin Xiao's background? There are so many nobles in the Sun Moon Empire, how many of them are related to me?"

"You know those nobles well. Do you think Lin Xiao might be from one of those families? Or have you been avoiding this question?"

Lin Jiayi sighed lightly and did not respond, but he already had the answer in his heart.

Lin Xiao originally entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy through special enrollment. At that time, Xu Jing had just taken office, and that group of students had some connection with the forces around Xu Jing.

The only non-noble people who could come into contact with Jing Hongchen were a force that even Xu Jing was unwilling to mention openly.

Jing Hongchen looked at Lin Jiayi's changing expression and stood up. "Whether you're a soul master or a soul mentor, the path of cultivation is never smooth sailing, and the force Lin Xiao is in is more prone to risks."

"Maybe he encountered a soul beast, or maybe he encountered danger while hunting soul rings, or maybe he met someone." Jing Hongchen patted Lin Jiayi's shoulder.

"In the past two years, news of the destruction of evil soul master strongholds within the Sun-Moon Empire has been heard frequently. You must have seen a lot of it."

"I just think it's such a shame for that kid to just disappear like that." Lin Jiayi shook his head. "His talent, his ideas, and his philosophy on soul guides—I can say he's better than most students I've ever met."

"Yes, and he also contributed a lot in the Soul Fighting Competition. It was he who helped Xiao, that kid, to change his mind." Jing Hongchen continued speaking following Lin Jiayi's words.

"Although I'm not on good terms with Shrek Academy, I'm indeed jealous of their students' talents. In my Sun Moon Royal Academy, there are very few students whose talents can compare to those of Shrek Academy."

"I also admire Lin Xiao quite a bit. It's a pity that when he didn't return to Mingde Hall on time, I asked the leader of the Holy Spirit Sect, but they didn't know where Lin Xiao was."

Lin Jiayi lowered his head slightly when he heard this, "Then there probably really is no news."

"Master, there isn't much time left before the date we agreed with Shrek Academy. I'll go and arrange their teachers and dormitories first." After a moment of silence, Lin Jiayi spoke again and talked about other things.

"Well, let's go."

Jing Hongchen nodded.

However, just as Lin Jiayi opened the door and was about to go out, a figure ran over quickly and almost bumped into Lin Jiayi.

"There are many sophisticated soul guides stored in Mingde Hall, so be careful." After seeing the person clearly, Lin Jiayi frowned slightly.

"Yes, Director Lin." Ma Rulong, who was still gasping for breath, responded seriously.

"What's the matter? Tell me slowly."

"Director Lin, I fished Senior Lin out of the sea while I was testing the soul guide."

Lin Jiayi paused for a moment, and before he could speak, Ma Rulong added, "That's Senior Lin Xiaolin."

"Where is he now?"

"It has been sent to the college's infirmary."

Lin Jiayi no longer cared what "fished out of the sea" meant, and without waiting for Ma Rulong to finish his words, he strode towards the infirmary.

Ma Rulong scratched his head as he watched Lin Jiayi leave, then turned to look into the room and found that Jing Hongchen's gaze was on him.

"Tell me how you pulled him out of the sea."

"Oh, okay, Hall Master." Ma Rulong nodded, stepped forward and started talking about the initial diving soul guide device test.

On the other side, after Lin Jiayi hurried to the infirmary, he saw the healing soul mentor inside slowly shaking his head and walking out of the ward.

Lin Jiayi took a step forward and asked, "How is Lin Xiao?"

The soul engineer looked up and saw Lin Jiayi, and suddenly remembered what the relationship between the person inside and the dean was, and hurriedly pressed his shoulder.